Hello Friends, Frenemies, Haters,
Your friendly neighbourhood talkative is back again.
Seeing the glut of Korean novels popping up on NU, I decided to give it another go. There was an unknown attempt that was never published. I was on the verge of taking KR off my list😌.
So I joined Kakao page and this beauty popped up and so I sought to acquire it for my nefarious purposes. 😊
But only trials and tribulations awaited me, in the form of KSSN! You can't get the Korean smutty smuts without having one of those; I was most irritated. Someone would have to tell me how all those other books are getting popped. So I went here, I went there. I decided to be Chinese for Baidu, that didn't work. Ah, I was nearly at my wits end, when Google link I had been overlooking came and saved the day; I had to pay for it though, in my own currency which was nice.
Before I let this baby into the open:
Are you one of those who would appear hoping and praying to the gods that you hold dear, that this would be THE ONE?! The one where Zuben finally shuts up?!
HELL NO! My commentary runs rampant through your imaginations like the Saracens rampaging through the Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe. If this upsets your balance, please nod sagely and about-face here. 👿
Now for every one else, saranghae!!
Blurb:
In the Vice President of ELN’s
secretarial office, Han Seo-won is impersonating her brother as a newly
employed secretary.
Because of his new secretary, Vice
President Lee Kang-joon can’t sleep.
Would his vivid dreams spiral the
man out of control?
‘Sir,
I think it is better for you to stop and rest.’
‘Rest?
Because of you, I can’t sleep.’
Her
heart thumped at that answer; somehow she knew this was something different
from their past relationship.
‘I’m
going crazy dreaming of you moaning under me every night.’
‘Wh-what?’
‘So
I advise you to run away before you get eaten by me.’
Can Seo-won keep her secret to the
end?!
The blurb is most delightful, don't you think?
Prologue:
The world was deluged; it had been
raining all day.
‘Raining, all day…’
Seowon looked out of the floor to
ceiling windows of the office. She could see her reflection on the panes. She
was tall, and lanky. Her hazel eyes were clear and bright behind the thick
framed glasses that sat atop a pert nose. Her hair had been cut in a masculine
fashion, and she wore a dark suit. She turned back to the room.
She stood in the office of the Vice
President of ELN, Lee Kang-joon, which one of the few offices on the top floor
of the skyscraper that housed ELN’s HQ. The office was decorated tastefully and
to the highest quality to inform all comers that this was the office of the
successor to ELN; a company that currently dominated in the rankings. The walls
and floor were light white and grey marble, the windows and glass furnishings
were tempered glass, other furniture and decorations had been crafted by first
class craftsmen.
The room reflected the
perfectionist image of its main occupant. He had been nicknamed ‘The Blade’ for
his sharp mind, sharp gaze and merciless attitude to others. Being in his office made her uneasy; there was a sense of disparateness. Even though, she
came in here every day, she found it hard to adapt. She always wanted to leave
as soon as possible.
Seowon placed the report on the
large desk and turned to leave.
The door opened. Her body
stiffened.
‘Did I startle you?’
Vice President Lee stared at Seowon
coolly. In the business world, he was known as a man with perfect looks and
charisma.
Seowon took a deep breath and
looked up to meet his gaze.
‘I did not realise you had returned. I’m sorry,
I did know you were back so I was a little surprised.’ Seowon tried to
suppress the instinctive tension that built within her when his piercing gaze
fell on her.
‘I have just placed the Thawed
trade report on your desk. Then, I will leave first.’
As she stepped forward, he stood in
her way.
‘Secretary Han.’ He called.
Because he stood too close, Seowon
instinctively stepped back.
‘Yes, Vice-President,’ such
closeness made Seowon uncomfortable, but she stood strong so he did not see her
shaking. She looked up at him; he thought his dark grey eyes were more
carnivorous than usual.
Vice President Lee’s lips curled
dangerously as he said, ‘It has been a lot of fun so far.’
‘What do you mean…oh!’ she cried out
as his large hands pulled her to him roughly. The button at the top of her
shirt popped off from the strength of his hold. (Zuben: Shoddy shirt, if you
ask me)
Seowon struggled to get out of his
grip, but Kang-joon was hold was very strong,
‘Vice President!’
What the hell is this?!
Lee Kang-joon ignored her, and set
his gaze on the skin exposed by the missing button.
Fuck!
‘Ah!’ she cried as Kang-joon pushed
her against a wall, hard. (Zuben: Speak and the wall doth move closer) He held
her arms up against the wall. He stared at her, tilting his head.
‘What…is this?’
Seowon heart went cold and began to
beat hard and fast in her chest, and her breathing quickened. In that moment, a
thought crept into Seowon’s head,
Surely not…No, he couldn’t
possibly. The suspicion filled her head.
It couldn’t be. It can’t be.
Suppressing her agitation, she
pooled her strength and stared back at him.
‘Han Do-won…’ He said as he coldly held her against the wall she could hear her shirt ripping apart.
‘Why are you doing this?’ She
demanded as calmly as she could muster, ‘Let go of me right now.’
‘What am I doing?’
Kang-joon laughed mockingly.
It really couldn’t be…
Seowon’s heart began to beat like
crazy as Kang-joon brought his beautiful face closer to hers,
‘Did you really think I wouldn’t
know?’
‘What…?’ Seowon’s gaze trembled
‘I’ve caught you.’
Seowon bit her lip; she felt like
she was falling down a black hole.
How could it have been him?!
Seeing her ashen face, he gave a
cynical smile, ‘So tell me; why did you trick me?’
Seowon remained silent.
His expression turned fearsome, ‘If
you have a mouth, say it, unless you want to anger me.’ (Zuben: Is this your
playful version, then?)
His tone was cruel, without mercy.
Looking at Lee Kang-joon’s angry
visage, Seowon suddenly felt faint.
It was over.
All of it.
She was finished.
Zuben:
The discord invites will no longer be issued till further notice
because of K-authors going crazy and hunting translators down. Gomenasai.♣
Omg yas queen zuben yasssssss
ReplyDelete"Ho ho ho ho~ look at that cover, doesn't it make you want everyone to rip their clothes off right away?!"
ReplyDeleteReally!? 😂😂😂😂 Thanks for the chapter! Looks interesting. though I enjoyed reading your struggle to get the novel (sounds bad) 😆
Don't laugh *。ヾ(。>v<。)ノ゙*。: I took one look at that cover and I was in loaf? lust? Anyway, my brain was activated! I mean, it's gender bender!!! I love Gender Bender!! *。ヾ(。>v<。)ノ゙*。
DeleteWelcome back after a long time, waiting long for your new project.
ReplyDeleteI find the commentary funny 99% of the time. It makes the blog unique
ReplyDeleteOmg lol so excited
ReplyDeleteWelcome back sarcastic and sassy translator! Can't wait for the Saracen rampaging!
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't get recked bu the novel's team, I will cry if you do
ReplyDeleteMe too!!
DeleteLove the prologue! Thx for picking this up! (*´꒳`*)
ReplyDeleteI think you should create a discord server where the passwords of each chapter you translate can be found there.
It's better be careful to avoid trouble :'<
Love it can’t wait for ch1
ReplyDeleteComedy, smut and fun commentary. What more can you ask for? Also slight error in this sentence " Do-won…’ He said as he coldly held her against the wall she could hear hear" hear is repeated twice in place of her I think.
ReplyDeleteGreat translation tho ty.
Thanks for the heads-up. And the lovely compliments *^^*
DeleteSo good to see you back! I'm very happy that there is a new story with your funny comments. But one thing, the background of yoor bloc it's a little exhausting for the eyes to read i like more the Black from, but it's only my opinion, do what you want and make you happy.
ReplyDeleteThank you for picking this up. Please don't hide it behind password... I want to read more!
ReplyDeleteAt least invite me to the discord first if you put on password:"(
ReplyDeleteI put another invite link up after you said the last one expired! You're unfortunately a bit too late.
DeleteI'm not putting up another till the next invite. Look at it this way: there would be lots to read then ;-)
I'm ready (、◔ω◔)、
ReplyDeleteHave you accepted the Discord invite? Just a few hours more...
DeleteOhohoho! I missed you so much Zhuben-hime-sama!! The cover photo truly caught my naughty hormone. When will I see your next release. I hope you would focus on this novel. I would love to rip my clothes right now, ehihihi! 😋😋😋
ReplyDeleteHehehehehe.
DeleteJoin the discord ASAP to read it, the link expires tomorrow!
Hi when do u think you will put up a new discord link?
DeleteI cannot see the link... huhuhu!
ReplyDeleteIf and when the Lord moves me...
DeleteHello dear. If you don’t mind can I get the invitation link to join your discord ? �� so I can read the novel hehe
ReplyDeleteHi..how do i join the discord..desperately need the password .plse
ReplyDeleteYes please
ReplyDeleteIt's too exciting, I want to keep reading!
ReplyDeleteJust the kind of novels that I like, is very good and that cover is to die for. Waaa
oh but I don't have your discord Zuben, where is the link?
difficult journey, but everything to get this gem
I'm sorry you missed the discord invite that I had open from Christmas to New Year, alas. Another invite link will be open at Chapter 29-30, look out for it.
DeleteThank you very much for responding, I will stay super attentive to updates
DeleteHello, i just came across this book and I'm really interested in reading it but i can't find the password or anything it's killing me 😭
ReplyDeleteHi, can i have your discord account? I usually don't active at discord, just enjoying other people's interaction and click some links to read webtoons that i follow. I am interested in reading your translations. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteJust came across this, please send discord invite, so curious bout what’s gonna happen. Password, password, where are youuuuu? T^T
ReplyDeleteHello I'm new here can I get the discord invite link?
ReplyDeleteThank you!